text_original: 1 Soon after this meeting, in 543, Benedict died, leaving his monastery of Monte Cassino as a kind of beacon  light shining through the darkness and confusion of the years that followed.
text_transcription: SOON AFTER THIS MEETING IN FIVE FORTY THREE BENEDICT DIED LEAVING HIS MONASTERY OF MONTECINO AS A KIND OF BEACON LIGHT SHINING THROUGH THE DARKNESS AND CONFUSION OF THE YEARS THAT FOLLOWED
phonemes: wˈʌn sˈuːn ˈæftɚ ðɪs mˈiːɾɪŋ, ɪn fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi θɹˈiː, bˈɛnɪdˌɪkt dˈaɪd, lˈiːvɪŋ hɪz mˈɑːnɐstɚɹi ʌv mˈɑːnti kæsˈiːnoʊ æz ɐ kˈaɪnd ʌv bˈiːkən lˈaɪt ʃˈaɪnɪŋ θɹuː ðə dˈɑːɹknəs ænd kənfjˈuːʒən ʌvðə jˈɪɹz ðæt fˈɑːloʊd.